SSG Landers vs Doosan Bears Prediction, 5/22/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: SSG Landers vs Doosan Bears

Date: Wednesday, May 22, 2024

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: KN-T

Kyeong-min Ho and the Doosan Bears (26-21, 4th in KBO) host the SSG Landers (25-21, 6th in KBO) at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Wednesday, May 22, 2024.

SSG has a slugging rate of .398 and have been called out on strikes 364 times, while being walked on 161 occasions. They have accrued 230 runs batted in as well as 434 base knocks over the course of the season, while their batting average comes in at .266. The Landers have accounted for 66 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 48 balls out of the park. They have racked up 241 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .340. As a squad, the SSG Landers are scoring 5.1 runs per outing, which puts them at 7th in KBO.

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Seong Han Park is a batter who should be able to impact this game for SSG. In his career, Park has hit 18 balls over the fence while knocking in 175 runs. Over the course of his time in the league, he came to the plate 1,947 times and has delivered a base hit 478 times. Park has accumulated a batting average of .282 for his baseball career, in addition to 210 runs scored and an OPS of .724. He has compiled a slugging percentage of .364 and he has racked up 618 bases. He has gone down on strikes 277 times and has been walked on 208 at-bats, contributing to a .360 OBP.

The Landers have stolen 45 bags and have been thrown out 17 times, which shows us their caught stealing rate is 27.4%. The SSG Landers have earned a total of 1,248 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 431 assists and 38 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .978 which ranks 9th in the league and they have turned 41 double plays.

They have a K/BB ratio of 1.89 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.55. Landers pitchers have yielded 56 long balls and also 276 runs in total (2nd in KBO). SSG has conceded 439 hits (9.5 per 9 innings) in addition to 253 earned runs. The Landers are sitting with a team ERA of 5.47 over the course of the season (8th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 387 batters.

Doosan has hit 53 long balls this year as well as 261 RBIs. They have hit 82 two-baggers, while taking a walk 169 times as well as racking up 274 runs. The Doosan Bears have recorded a team OBP of .351 and a batting average of .282 this season. The Bears hold a slugging % of .438 and they tally 5.59 runs per game (2nd in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 351 occasions (7th in the league) and have accounted for 475 base knocks.

Kyeong-min Ho is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Doosan. For the 4,810 official at-bats in his pro career, Ho is sitting with a batting avereage of .295 in addition to having 1,417 base hits. He has hit a home run 55 times, in addition to having 1,871 total bases and a .389 slugging percentage. Ho has drawn a free base 384 times while striking out on 428 occasions. He has accounted for 729 runs and also has 602 runs batted in. His on-base percentage is .358 and he also has a career OPS of .747.

The Doosan Bears have turned 43 double plays and have a fielding rate of .979 (5th in the league). The Bears have accrued 449 assists, 37 errors and have a total of 1,317 putouts so far this year. Out of their 32 tries at stealing a base, they got to the bag before the ball 27 times and been caught 5 times (15.6% caught stealing rate).

The Bears hold a team WHIP of 1.465 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.86 as a staff this year. Their K/BB ratio is 1.93 (360 strikeouts against 187 walks). They are sitting at 4th in KBO as a staff in total hits surrendered with 456. They have given up 40 dingers and they relinquish 4.86 runs per 9 innings (3rd in the league). The Doosan pitching staff have surrendered 237 runs for the season while holding a team ERA of 4.22 (206 earned runs relinquished).

Who will win tonight's KBO game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take SSG

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